Reist, Elias B., son of Abraham and Magdalena (Brubaker) Reist, was born July 28, 1863, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died at the Mennonite Home for the Aged, Albany, Oreg., May 3, 1957; aged 93 y. 9m. 5 d.
In earlier years he was a member of the Mennonite Church, but for the past 20 years he was a member of the Christian Church at Sheridan, Oreg. On Oct. 21, 1889, he was married to Annie Auker, who preceded him in death in 1926. On April 8, 1928, he was married to Julia Larrew, who preceded him in death in 1934.
He is survived by 5 sons and 2 daughters (Solomon, Sanford, Mich.; Leah-Mrs. Jas. Reinbold, Alanson, Mich.; Mary-Mrs. Noah Dettwiler, Denver, Colo.; Abe and Joel, Alberta; Reuben, Salem, Oreg., and Irvin, Martindale, Pa.), also one stepdaughter (Mrs. Leroy Cowan, McMinnville, Oreg.), and numerous relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held May 7 at the Sheridan Christian Church in charge of Frank W. Zook, with interment in the Macabe Cemetery.
Reist, Elias B., son of Abraham and Magdalena (Brubaker) Reist, was born July 28, 1863, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died at the Mennonite Home for the Aged, Albany, Oreg., May 3, 1957; aged 93 y. 9m. 5 d.
In earlier years he was a member of the Mennonite Church, but for the past 20 years he was a member of the Christian Church at Sheridan, Oreg. On Oct. 21, 1889, he was married to Annie Auker, who preceded him in death in 1926. On April 8, 1928, he was married to Julia Larrew, who preceded him in death in 1934.
He is survived by 5 sons and 2 daughters (Solomon, Sanford, Mich.; Leah-Mrs. Jas. Reinbold, Alanson, Mich.; Mary-Mrs. Noah Dettwiler, Denver, Colo.; Abe and Joel, Alberta; Reuben, Salem, Oreg., and Irvin, Martindale, Pa.), also one stepdaughter (Mrs. Leroy Cowan, McMinnville, Oreg.), and numerous relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held May 7 at the Sheridan Christian Church in charge of Frank W. Zook, with interment in the Macabe Cemetery.
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